What Forest City Digital does

Forest City Digital is a Brecksville, Ohio-based digital marketing agency founded in January 2020 by Kenny Trusnik, operating with a team of approximately 11 members. The firm serves mid-market eCommerce brands, staffing and recruiting firms, kitchen and food companies, aftermarket automotive retailers, and cannabis beverage brands through five core service lines: SEO, paid advertising, marketing automation (encompassing email and SMS sub-services), website design and development, and social media marketing. The agency also organizes its offerings around four dedicated industry verticals with tailored strategies such as fitment data optimization for automotive, dual-audience acquisition for staffing, and compliance-aware marketing for THC beverages. Customer logos span SMB and mid-market companies including Old World Olive Co., Whoa Dough, Mayorga Coffee, Space Cowboy, Hyde's Hail Mary, Chef's Satchel, Cannon Jefferies Search Group, PSI Solutions, Lingo Staffing, and others.

Name

Forest City Digital

Legal name

Forest City Digital

Website

https://forestcitydigital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forest City Digital is a Brecksville, Ohio-based digital marketing agency founded in 2020 by Kenny Trusnik, providing SEO, paid advertising, marketing automation, website design, and social media services to mid-market eCommerce, staffing, food/culinary, and automotive clients via monthly retainers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brecksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Monthly Retainer / Performance Marketing Services: Forest City Digital generates revenue primarily through monthly retainer agreements for bundled digital marketing services. The agency's RevGen Essentials package is priced at $6,000/month and includes SEO, content creation, marketing automation, social media, paid search, and website hosting. Additional services are delivered as part of ongoing retainer engagements or scoped project work. The agency's focus on eCommerce and staffing verticals suggests multi-year client relationships with recurring retainers.
2. Individual Service Retainers (SEO, Paid Ads, Marketing Automation, Web Development, Social Media): Clients can engage individual services — SEO, paid advertising, marketing automation, website design & development, and social media marketing — either as bundled packages or as standalone retainer engagements. Each service line operates as a separate offering with its own scope and pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Forest City Digital is a performance marketing agency that builds integrated digital marketing systems for eCommerce, staffing, food/culinary, aftermarket automotive, and cannabis brands. Core services include SEO, paid advertising, marketing automation (email/SMS), website design & development, and social media marketing, delivered through monthly retainers and bundled packages such as the RevGen Essentials program at $6,000/month.

Product overview

Forest City Digital is a performance marketing agency offering a unified suite of digital marketing services rather than a standalone software product. The core portfolio comprises five primary service lines—SEO, Paid Advertising, Marketing Automation (including Email and SMS sub-services), Website Design & Development, and Social Media Marketing—organized around four industry verticals: eCommerce, Staffing, Kitchen & Food, and Aftermarket Automotive. Services are delivered through engagement models including Audit, Ramp Up, and Outsourced Partnership, with a RevGen Essentials pricing package bundling these capabilities at $6,000/month. The agency operates as a strategic partner rather than providing self-service software, implementing and managing campaigns across certified platform expertise in HubSpot, Shopify, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, and similar tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SEO Services
• Paid Advertising
• Marketing Automation
• Email Marketing
• SMS Marketing
• Website Design & Development
• Social Media Marketing
• eCommerce Marketing
• Staffing Marketing
• Kitchen & Food Marketing
• Aftermarket Automotive Marketing

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.0 Clutch Rating
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KlaviyocoreTechnology or IntegrationKlaviyo is a marketing automation platform specializing in email and SMS marketing for eCommerce brands. Forest City Digital is a certified expert in Klaviyo and implements the platform for client email automation, abandoned cart recovery, and customer retention campaigns. The partnership logo appears in the 'Our Partners' section on the About page.
• HubSpotcoreTechnology or IntegrationHubSpot is a comprehensive CRM and marketing automation platform. Forest City Digital is certified in HubSpot and leverages it for inbound marketing, sales automation, and client workflow optimization. The partnership logo appears in the 'Our Partners' section on the About page.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WebFX: WebFX is a large, established US digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid media, and marketing automation services to mid-market and enterprise clients. It is a broad incumbent in the same performance marketing category where Forest City Digital competes, though at significantly larger scale and broader vertical coverage.

Direct peers

• Single Grain: Single Grain is a digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid media, and content marketing with a focus on eCommerce, SaaS, and B2B. Its performance-driven, content-led approach and mid-market pricing are comparable to Forest City Digital's service positioning.
• SmartSites: SmartSites is a digital marketing agency providing SEO, PPC, web design, and email marketing services to SMB and mid-market clients. Its retainer-driven service model, Google Premier Partner status, and broad vertical coverage place it as a direct peer in the same competitive segment as Forest City Digital.
• Coalition Technologies: Coalition Technologies is an eCommerce-focused digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid advertising, and web development, with strong Shopify expertise. It directly overlaps with Forest City Digital on eCommerce SEO strategy, certified platform partnerships, and mid-market eCommerce client base.
• Disruptive Advertising: Disruptive Advertising is a performance marketing agency specializing in paid media, SEO, and lifecycle marketing for eCommerce and B2B clients. Its focus on measurable ROI and mid-market positioning closely mirrors Forest City Digital's RevGen-style value proposition.
• LYFE Marketing: LYFE Marketing is a digital marketing agency offering social media, SEO, PPC, and email marketing to SMBs and mid-market firms, with retainer-based engagements. It is a direct comparable in service mix, pricing tier, and target customer profile to Forest City Digital.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Thrive is a full-service digital marketing agency delivering SEO, paid advertising, social media, and web design to SMB and mid-market clients, similar to Forest City Digital's core service mix. Both agencies target performance-driven engagements with retainer-based pricing and serve overlapping eCommerce and B2B verticals.
• OuterBox: OuterBox is a digital marketing agency focused on eCommerce SEO, paid media, and web design for online retailers. Its eCommerce specialization, certified platform expertise (Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento), and performance-oriented positioning are highly comparable to Forest City Digital's eCommerce vertical focus.
• KlientBoost: KlientBoost is a digital marketing agency offering paid advertising, SEO, and conversion rate optimization with a focus on SaaS and eCommerce clients. Its performance-based engagement models and mid-market positioning are directly comparable to Forest City Digital's RevGen-style offerings.

Emerging players

• Directive: Directive is a B2B and SaaS-focused performance marketing agency specializing in SEO, paid media, and revenue operations. While its primary vertical is B2B/SaaS rather than eCommerce, its emphasis on measurable ROI, technical marketing expertise, and retainer engagements makes it a relevant adjacent peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/forestcitydigital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forest-city-digital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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